Comments on: My Head in the Morning http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2012/04/my-head-in-the-morning/ Website of author and historian, Steven Pressfield. Sat, 25 May 2013 19:14:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Deann http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2012/04/my-head-in-the-morning/comment-page-4/#comment-56480 Deann Thu, 27 Dec 2012 01:39:19 +0000 http://www.stevenpressfield.com/?p=7691#comment-56480 Great post and a perfect tie-in for a post I'm writing. Glad to discover your blog! Great post and a perfect tie-in for a post I’m writing. Glad to discover your blog!

]]> By: Deann http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2012/04/my-head-in-the-morning/comment-page-4/#comment-56358 Deann Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:40:16 +0000 http://www.stevenpressfield.com/?p=7691#comment-56358 Great motivation for establishing a morning routine! Thanks! Great motivation for establishing a morning routine! Thanks!

]]> By: Eleni Papanou http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2012/04/my-head-in-the-morning/comment-page-4/#comment-48662 Eleni Papanou Tue, 22 May 2012 08:48:26 +0000 http://www.stevenpressfield.com/?p=7691#comment-48662 Just found your blog after reading, your book <i>Do The work<i> I already practice a lot of what you discuss after years of self-torture and never feeling I was good enough at anything I did. Your book is definitely one I'll keep and reread whenever I require a cheerleader. What a lot of people don't internalize is it really is a never ending battle...like you said in your book. I still experience dark moods that I alleviate through meditation and pounding the weights at the gym or running outside. The higher I can get my heart rate to climb the calmer I feel. I also channel my characters when I do my right brain work. Nothing works better at getting your aggression out than filtering out your anger through your antagonist! I've been trying to get my husband to understand all of this. I gave him your book and said, "now see, I'm not the only one!" Of course, he'll take it from you because you're not married to him! Just found your blog after reading, your book Do The work I already practice a lot of what you discuss after years of self-torture and never feeling I was good enough at anything I did. Your book is definitely one I’ll keep and reread whenever I require a cheerleader. What a lot of people don’t internalize is it really is a never ending battle…like you said in your book. I still experience dark moods that I alleviate through meditation and pounding the weights at the gym or running outside. The higher I can get my heart rate to climb the calmer I feel. I also channel my characters when I do my right brain work. Nothing works better at getting your aggression out than filtering out your anger through your antagonist!

I’ve been trying to get my husband to understand all of this. I gave him your book and said, “now see, I’m not the only one!” Of course, he’ll take it from you because you’re not married to him!

]]> By: Andrei http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2012/04/my-head-in-the-morning/comment-page-4/#comment-48355 Andrei Sat, 12 May 2012 21:04:33 +0000 http://www.stevenpressfield.com/?p=7691#comment-48355 I can definitely relate to this. In the startup world the facade is often that we wake up feeling peppy and happy... for a lot of people this just isn't the case. It isn't always about caffeine, but so much of it is frame of mind, and (like you said) momentum. Building momentum and excitement throughout the day is key to pushing through the dips. I've also found that, being an extrovert, balancing being around people is huge for me (because people can be a huge determinant to productivity). A quick standup with the team to get on the same page, or even a 20-30 min coffee with a client / friend / mentor, etc can do wonders for me first thing in the morning. Thanks for sharing. I can definitely relate to this. In the startup world the facade is often that we wake up feeling peppy and happy… for a lot of people this just isn’t the case. It isn’t always about caffeine, but so much of it is frame of mind, and (like you said) momentum. Building momentum and excitement throughout the day is key to pushing through the dips.

I’ve also found that, being an extrovert, balancing being around people is huge for me (because people can be a huge determinant to productivity). A quick standup with the team to get on the same page, or even a 20-30 min coffee with a client / friend / mentor, etc can do wonders for me first thing in the morning.

Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Mike Chung http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2012/04/my-head-in-the-morning/comment-page-4/#comment-47994 Mike Chung Fri, 04 May 2012 04:26:54 +0000 http://www.stevenpressfield.com/?p=7691#comment-47994 This was the second time reading this. A lot of the thing written here really resonates with my life right now. I can imagine it will in the days to come. I'm struggling to get the middle of my projects let alone the end! It's all Resistance. To be able to see the enemy helps me to focus. I've been taking some steps to beat it. But I'm not going to kid myself. It's there to give me the worst haymaker of my life when I'm in the flow. It's a real physical battle. But I know who my opponent is. This was the second time reading this. A lot of the thing written here really resonates with my life right now. I can imagine it will in the days to come. I’m struggling to get the middle of my projects let alone the end! It’s all Resistance. To be able to see the enemy helps me to focus. I’ve been taking some steps to beat it. But I’m not going to kid myself. It’s there to give me the worst haymaker of my life when I’m in the flow. It’s a real physical battle. But I know who my opponent is.

]]> By: Hugues http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2012/04/my-head-in-the-morning/comment-page-4/#comment-47840 Hugues Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:05:54 +0000 http://www.stevenpressfield.com/?p=7691#comment-47840 I give Resistance another name: "Sabotage"... This internal ennemy that you need to fight before it breaks you down. Thanks for writing down your experience that, obviously, many of us share. I give Resistance another name: “Sabotage”… This internal ennemy that you need to fight before it breaks you down. Thanks for writing down your experience that, obviously, many of us share.

]]> By: Alona @ Etiquette Blog http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2012/04/my-head-in-the-morning/comment-page-4/#comment-47790 Alona @ Etiquette Blog Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:12:10 +0000 http://www.stevenpressfield.com/?p=7691#comment-47790 Excellent post! Perfect to read on Saturday morning. oh, and this is so true! - "Resistance can derail them at the start, at any point in the middle, or at its favorite ambush site—the end." Excellent post! Perfect to read on Saturday morning.
oh, and this is so true! – “Resistance can derail them at the start, at any point in the middle, or at its favorite ambush site—the end.”

]]> By: Sandra Jensen http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2012/04/my-head-in-the-morning/comment-page-3/#comment-47768 Sandra Jensen Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:18:13 +0000 http://www.stevenpressfield.com/?p=7691#comment-47768 So far nothing works other than making absolutely sure I do nothing in my office first thing other than get to the project. I can do stuff outside the room.. read newspapers, etc, but once at my desk, if I so much as glance at email, that's it. I may get to the project eventually, but without the same sense of accomplishment or indeed without the same focus if I'd started it first off. I do work out, I do get out of bed, but sadly these things alone do not do it for me. It's sheer willpower. Actually reading your book helped a lot, got me NOT to check email before starting for the first time in months. So far nothing works other than making absolutely sure I do nothing in my office first thing other than get to the project. I can do stuff outside the room.. read newspapers, etc, but once at my desk, if I so much as glance at email, that’s it. I may get to the project eventually, but without the same sense of accomplishment or indeed without the same focus if I’d started it first off. I do work out, I do get out of bed, but sadly these things alone do not do it for me. It’s sheer willpower. Actually reading your book helped a lot, got me NOT to check email before starting for the first time in months.

]]> By: tony hinojosa http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2012/04/my-head-in-the-morning/comment-page-3/#comment-47644 tony hinojosa Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:26:11 +0000 http://www.stevenpressfield.com/?p=7691#comment-47644 This is exactly how I feel. What a great way to summarize what I've felt most days of my life. This is exactly how I feel. What a great way to summarize what I’ve felt most days of my life.

]]> By: Daniel Kalonji http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2012/04/my-head-in-the-morning/comment-page-3/#comment-47604 Daniel Kalonji Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:39:58 +0000 http://www.stevenpressfield.com/?p=7691#comment-47604 What I like about Steven's articles is that they are derived from everyday life; it's not a sort of philosophical thing, but day-to-day situations from which he brings out powerful teachings. I really enjoy the illustration of horse racing and how one has to channel this unruly energy to get where you want. Thanks Steven. DK What I like about Steven’s articles is that they are derived from everyday life; it’s not a sort of philosophical thing, but day-to-day situations from which he brings out powerful teachings. I really enjoy the illustration of horse racing and how one has to channel this unruly energy to get where you want.
Thanks Steven.

DK

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